93 Local Cycling and Walking Implementation Plan; Linthorpe Road Corridor PDF 691 KB
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The
Executive Member for Regeneration and the Director of Regeneration and Culture
submitted a report for the Executive’s consideration. The purpose of the report
was to provide information on the proposals to reallocate road space along the Linthorpe Road corridor (between Borough Road and Ayresome Street) to create protected cycle lanes in both
directions.
Following
the Tees Valley Combined Authority’s (TVCA) Local Cycling and Walking
Implementation Plan (LCWIP), Active Travel Funding had been secured from the
Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver
transformational infrastructure across the region.
Linthorpe Road had been identified as a key
corridor due to the direct connections to the town centre, the number of
destinations along the route and the density of population surrounding it.
The
corridor planned to work on the principles of re-allocation of road space
(removal of car parking spaces) to accommodate the following:
·
segregated
cycle lanes along the entire corridor in each direction;
·
one
lane of traffic in each direction (except at main junctions where right turn
filters would be accommodated to improve junction queuing/stacking)
·
side
road closures at key junctions (identified in plans) to improve safety for all
road users;
·
upgrade,
re-location and additional crossing points to be included to aid pedestrian
movement;
·
consolidation
of the bus stops to provide improved facilities at key locations (reduced from
3 to 1 location in both North and South directions - close to Victoria Road
junction - equidistant between Borough Road and Parliament Road); and
·
rationalise taxi provision as per
plans.
Appendix
3 of the submitted report provided full detail of the scheme proposals, along
with artist impressions of the final outcome.
Appendix
1 of the submitted report highlighted the Average Annual Daily Traffic Flows
for Linthorpe Road, Appendix 2 showed accident levels
recorded along the scope of the proposals between 2015 and 2019, Appendix 4
provided the cost estimates that had been worked up to deliver the scheme as
anticipated, Appendix 5 summarised the parking revenue implications associated
during construction phase and future operation and Appendix 6 summarised the
anticipated alterations (current vs proposed).
A
discussion ensued and Members commented on the need to:
·
provide
a secure bike storage facility;
·
ensure
the maintenance of existing cycle lanes;
·
encourage
businesses to use side streets for loading/unloading; and
·
take a similar approach in other areas of the town
to improve safety and reduce congestion.
OPTIONS
The other potential decisions that had not been recommended included:
a) Doing nothing - that was not recommended, as it would not
have allowed the Council to realise the benefits outlined within the report.
That would have had an impact upon the Council’s Town Centre Strategy, and
other strategic objectives such as the recently approved Cycling in
Middlesbrough; Investment and Future Infrastructure Opportunities report.
b) Re-assessing the corridor proposals - that was not recommended, as the proposals had been designed using internal and external expertise, identifying the most economic and safe utilisation of space. Any changes to the provision would have had significant implications for delivery, as each ... view the full minutes text for item 93